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we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we're back with a quick programming note. due to this weekend's u.s. open coverage, this week in defense news is changing times. so instead of seeing it sunday morning you can watch it saturday night at 7:00. >>> investigators in new jersey still trying to pin down why a grocery store worker opened fire on fellow employees. it happened about 4 a.m. this morning at a pathmark in the town of old bridge. a man who was working the overnight shift when the store was closed to customers left for a few minute, came back with a handgun and assault rifle. he shot dead two co-workers and then killed himself. >> i do not believe that they were specifically targeted. i believe everybody in the store was a target. >> it's horrific. it's the saddest thing i've ever heard in my life. the people that work here are like our family. >> pathmark employees say the gunman had worked there about two weeks. >>> around here more than a week after a 17-year-old was shot and killed
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still to come, president obama keeping a fatherly eye on a local basketball game today. devon. >> yeah, cloud covers moved in to the northwest. it's a chilly night. take a look at temperatures around mid 40s. now national did touch upon 47, the official high today. tell me about a slow warmup coming into this next week and it's all about the approach of this midweek storm. with your complete forecast when 9news now comes back. >>> the nation's first dad took in the basketball games today. president barack obama and the first lady attended sasha's basketball game. we don't have a score to report, because they don't keep score. >> i remember those days. everyone wins. >> it's all about good sportsmanship. >> the kids are still keeping score, i know you are. >> and the parents are, too. >>> i don't want to talk about it. we'll get to it in a little bit. we have good weather to go through. let's talk about that first. some good weather. 48 tomorrow. we hit 47 officially today. we are right around there. we will break out some 50s once again. yes, lingering there on the right
still to come, president obama keeping a fatherly eye on a local basketball game today. devon. >> yeah, cloud covers moved in to the northwest. it's a chilly night. take a look at temperatures around mid 40s. now national did touch upon 47, the official high today. tell me about a slow warmup coming into this next week and it's all about the approach of this midweek storm. with your complete forecast when 9news now comes back. >>> the nation's first dad took in the basketball...
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so why does president obama keep talking about them? >> malia and sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them how -- >> i'm bruce leshan, the story coming up. >>> praise and criticism today for president obama's declaration that same sex couples should be allowed to marry. the president's announcement during an interview for good morning america moved the issue to the front of the 2012 presidential campaign. his republican opponent mitt romney has said he believes marriage is between a man and a woman, but the obama campaign is already out with a new internet ad calling romney backwards on equality. the president's advisors hope hiss stance will fire up the democratic base, but -- his dance will fire up the democratic base, but -- stance will fire up the democratic base, but it is not sitting too well with the african american community and the hispanic community. >> it has the possibility of splitting the vote based on christianity and politics. >> the president heads to hollywood for a big fundraiser with some other high profile supporters of sam
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so why, then, does president obama keep bringing them up like did he yesterday when talking about same sex marriage? we asked bruce leshan to look into it. >> reporter: it is far from the first time that the president has invoked his daughters. when it comes to touchy subjects, he has repeatedly used them as a good gauge of common sense. >> malia and sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently. it doesn't make sense to them. >> reporter: he talked about his children when pushing a reduction in student loan rates, contraception and georgetown student sandra fluke, trayvon martin, even the somali pirates. >> when he can use them in political literature, advertising or messaging to his advantage, he shows no hesitation in invoking them. >> another famous political daughter is furious. so let me get this straight, said bristol palin on her blog, it's a problem in my mom listened too much to my dad, but it's a heroic act if the president made a massive change in a policy position that could affect the entire nation after consulting with h
so why, then, does president obama keep bringing them up like did he yesterday when talking about same sex marriage? we asked bruce leshan to look into it. >> reporter: it is far from the first time that the president has invoked his daughters. when it comes to touchy subjects, he has repeatedly used them as a good gauge of common sense. >> malia and sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently. it doesn't make sense to them....
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question, can we conclude that president obama wants to keep the centrally directed, federally controlled, social welfare state intact? ryan, on the other hand, wants to dismantle medicare as a federally controlled system and replace it with "premium support and with medicaid give the 50 states latitude are. those legitimate conclusions? pat? >> they certainly are, john. what we have here is what thomas seoul calls a conflict in visions. it is clear t is dramatic and what it tells us is there will be no big deal. president obama is not going to accept ryan's proposals on medicare or medicaid, which are at the heart of his proposals. 235 house members have signed the no new taxes pledge of grover norquist. they're not going do sign on to a trillion dollars of new taxes some have this tremendous conflict here. there will be no get bargain. what we're going to get is, however, basically what boehner and obama and reid put together, and so you'll get marginal increases or cuts on various things. it's going to -- anger and enrage the tea party and republican party especially, if they go throug
question, can we conclude that president obama wants to keep the centrally directed, federally controlled, social welfare state intact? ryan, on the other hand, wants to dismantle medicare as a federally controlled system and replace it with "premium support and with medicaid give the 50 states latitude are. those legitimate conclusions? pat? >> they certainly are, john. what we have here is what thomas seoul calls a conflict in visions. it is clear t is dramatic and what it tells us...
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>> obama: middle, front. ( laughter ) >> kroft: was it hard keeping your focus? >> obama: yes. yeah. >> kroft: did you have to suppress the urge to tell someone? did you want to tell somebody? did you want to tell michelle? did you tell michelle? >> obama: you know, one of the great successes of this operation was that we were able to keep this thing secret. and i... and it's a testimony to how seriously everybody took this operation and the understanding that any leak could end up not only compromising the mission, but killing some of the guys that we were sending in there. and so, very few people in the white house knew. the... the vast majority of my most senior aides did not know that we were doing this. and the... it... you know, there... there were times where you wanted to go around and talk this through with some more folks. and that just wasn't an option. and during the course of the weekend, you know, there was no doubt that this was weighing on me. >> kroft: when we come back, president obama relives the tension-filled moments as he and his closest advisors monitored
>> obama: middle, front. ( laughter ) >> kroft: was it hard keeping your focus? >> obama: yes. yeah. >> kroft: did you have to suppress the urge to tell someone? did you want to tell somebody? did you want to tell michelle? did you tell michelle? >> obama: you know, one of the great successes of this operation was that we were able to keep this thing secret. and i... and it's a testimony to how seriously everybody took this operation and the understanding that any...
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. >>> the head of the military operations says he is recommending president barack obama keeps troops there beyond 2016. says conditions on the ground have changed since the president announced his plan last year to cut the current u.s. force in cobble from almost 10,000 to just 1,000. >>> also campbell says a mistake led to the deadly air strike on a hospital that killed at least 22 people. the general says the troops who called for the attack on a doctors without borders hospital probably did not follow the rules that allow for the use of air power only in dire situations. campbell took responsibility for the mistake which he says happen in response to a call for help in afghanistan. >>> and juan martin garcia died by lethal injection for murder of a christian missionary. that was back in 1998. the mission tear just moved to houston from mexico, so his children could go to school in this country. garcia, killed for the $8 he had in his pocket. >>> a special tribute tonight for a local teen whose sudden death touches thousands of people around the world. see how a local family celebr
. >>> the head of the military operations says he is recommending president barack obama keeps troops there beyond 2016. says conditions on the ground have changed since the president announced his plan last year to cut the current u.s. force in cobble from almost 10,000 to just 1,000. >>> also campbell says a mistake led to the deadly air strike on a hospital that killed at least 22 people. the general says the troops who called for the attack on a doctors without borders...
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and borough obama, keep a close eye on your mailbox. barry petersen, cbs news. >> quijano: that's the cbs evening news. for jeff glor, i'm elaine quijano. thanks for captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org watching. good night. >>> one governor set to take charge in rich monde while another sets up to take his job. your elected leaders from maryland and virginia will head to their perspective capitols and get to work for you. metro funding, sports gambling, sick leave, changes to medicaid. here to preview the upcoming year in state politics long time washington area political talk show host. who are the most admired people in america depending on your politics you might not agree on the results. and the video being shared by a teacher and her students all over the world. >> good evening the new year will ring in another
and borough obama, keep a close eye on your mailbox. barry petersen, cbs news. >> quijano: that's the cbs evening news. for jeff glor, i'm elaine quijano. thanks for captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org watching. good night. >>> one governor set to take charge in rich monde while another sets up to take his job. your elected leaders from maryland and virginia will head to their perspective capitols and get to work for you. metro...
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. >>> now, president barack obama agreed to keep the sanctions on russia -- that -- that is when the handcuffs came out. 10 people are reportedly got hurt. >>> now, president barack obama geed to keep the sanctions on russia and the americans are ready to stick to and uphold it. >>> an upgrade for new metro rides, the cars made their debut on the red line this morning, featuring electric signs, new lighting, more legroom, the new cars have been riding up and down the blue line since april and more are coming. metro ordered more than 500 of the 7,000 series cars. they will replace the current ones that date back to the 1970s. >>> we are keeping an eye on the skies tonight. we are back with an update on the next round of ♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. (music) hey!
. >>> now, president barack obama agreed to keep the sanctions on russia -- that -- that is when the handcuffs came out. 10 people are reportedly got hurt. >>> now, president barack obama geed to keep the sanctions on russia and the americans are ready to stick to and uphold it. >>> an upgrade for new metro rides, the cars made their debut on the red line this morning, featuring electric signs, new lighting, more legroom, the new cars have been riding up and down the...
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president obama's goal, to keep member countries from pulling troops out before the 2014 deadline. >> we will stand together united in our determination to complete this mission. >> reporter: but france plans to do just that. french president francois hollande says his country will complete withdrawal by the end of this year and nato plans to transition to a support role in 2013. but general john allen, head of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan, warned that troops may still be needed to fight. >> the taliban have been unambiguous. they intend to take advantage of the removal of the surge forces. >> reporter: today the heads of the nato countries will decide how he they will support afghanistan after the troops withdrawal in 2014. and, perhaps, just as important -- >> in these difficult economic times, we can work together and pool or resources. >> reporter: who will pay for the mission? which is expected to cost $4 billion a year. and the taliban issued a statement, urging nations to follow france's lead and pull troops out this year. terrell? >> susan mcginnis in washington for us,
president obama's goal, to keep member countries from pulling troops out before the 2014 deadline. >> we will stand together united in our determination to complete this mission. >> reporter: but france plans to do just that. french president francois hollande says his country will complete withdrawal by the end of this year and nato plans to transition to a support role in 2013. but general john allen, head of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan, warned that troops may still be...
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obama, keep a close eye on your mailbox. barry peterson, cbs news, london. >>> that's the "overnight news" for thursday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. >>> welcome to the "overnight news." for millions of americans the dream of a white christmas has given way to the nightmare of an arctic new year. bone chilling cold has settled over the northern parts of the country, bringing with it dangerous subzero temperatures and in some places, mountains of snow. demarco morgan is in eerie, pennsylvania where they have dig out to do. the snowfall in pennsylvania doesn't want to stop for anything. >> we love snow. >> the storm had resident dave wander working 36 hours straight clearing snow in his plow truck. >> this is probably the tenth time we plowed this place. nonstop. >> 60 inches of snow and counting. shattering the state record. peering over the feet of snow are slide and s
obama, keep a close eye on your mailbox. barry peterson, cbs news, london. >>> that's the "overnight news" for thursday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. >>> welcome to the "overnight news." for millions of americans the dream of a white christmas has given way to the nightmare of an arctic new year. bone...
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. >>> today, president obama keeps up his cross-country working vacation with is a speech in phoenix. he is addressing veterans of foreign wars and expected to bring up health care reform an issue where there is now mpcomise. susan roberts has the latest. >> reporter: the president obama administration is easing up on the government run insurance program. >> what is important and choice and competition and i'm sure at the end of the day it will be both of those but that is not the essential element. >> reporter: officials say they are willing to consider nonprofit health insurance co- ops as a way to compete with health insurance companies. president obama may have more to say when he addresses a crowd of vets in phoenix today. as of sunday, the press secretary indicated he favors a government-run program. >> the president has thus far sided with the notion that this can best be done through a public option. >> reporter: some lawmakers see the public option as a deal breaker fearing it would have unfair advantages that could drive some private health insurers out of business. >> there
. >>> today, president obama keeps up his cross-country working vacation with is a speech in phoenix. he is addressing veterans of foreign wars and expected to bring up health care reform an issue where there is now mpcomise. susan roberts has the latest. >> reporter: the president obama administration is easing up on the government run insurance program. >> what is important and choice and competition and i'm sure at the end of the day it will be both of those but that is...
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make false statements about letting them keep their insurance. >> obama at the nelson mandela at the danish pastry and the first lady getting the look. >> the danish pastry is the prime minister. >> i like the photo of the president with the danish prime minister. it kept me going for a couple of days after that. there's hope for all of us. >> did you see the full length one on the front page of the new york post. >> the reunion of chris christie and president obama on the beach in may. >> it was president obama taking a selfy while michelle obama glares at both. check out the new york post website. and the enough already award? >> alec baldwin serial battles with the paparazzi. >> tea party. enough already. >> italian prime minister who was finally sentenced four years of prison for writtenning everything and everything kardashian. i have had enough of them. >> anthony weiner's career. may it stayed buried this time. >> enough already is global warming. the theory. the most honored supporter admit there has been anyone crease in the earth's surface temperatures for 15 years. it's ti
make false statements about letting them keep their insurance. >> obama at the nelson mandela at the danish pastry and the first lady getting the look. >> the danish pastry is the prime minister. >> i like the photo of the president with the danish prime minister. it kept me going for a couple of days after that. there's hope for all of us. >> did you see the full length one on the front page of the new york post. >> the reunion of chris christie and president...
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meanwhile, the air force is modernizing by keeping with a 2010 obama plan by keeping with a smaller arsenal. in 2010, a nuclear treaty limited with russia limited the number of nuclear weapons. i recently spoke with the chief of staff, and asked him what looming automatic budget cuts would mean for the nuclear enterprise. >> well the nuclear enterprise is the perfection is standard. we look very hard at any serious cut that would jeopardize nuclear assurety. it does loom. it is equivalent to a meat axe. it is not a surgical strike of our dollars, and it has a serious effect. we cannot afford that kind of a cut in our nuclear enterprise. we're in the midst of modernizing our weapons systems we have made great strides to strangen our ability. our airmen are performing well, everything is on the table in this budget year, just as it was last year, so we will look critically at any cut. >> would there have to be some relief do you think, to allow you guys to continue that kind of work? would there have to be a dispension? >> that's a great question, vago. these are the nations weapons. we prese
meanwhile, the air force is modernizing by keeping with a 2010 obama plan by keeping with a smaller arsenal. in 2010, a nuclear treaty limited with russia limited the number of nuclear weapons. i recently spoke with the chief of staff, and asked him what looming automatic budget cuts would mean for the nuclear enterprise. >> well the nuclear enterprise is the perfection is standard. we look very hard at any serious cut that would jeopardize nuclear assurety. it does loom. it is equivalent...
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but they keep on running ads claiming it. you want to know why? their campaign pollsters said, we are not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers. now finally i can say, that is true. [ cheers and applause ] >> i couldn't have said it better myself. and i hope you and every american within the sound of my voice remembers it every time they see one of those ads and it ctrns into an ad to re-elect barack obama and keep the fundamental principles of personal empowerment and moving everybody who can move a person into work as soon as we can. everybody who can get a job into work as soon as we can. >> now let's talk about the debt. today interest rates are low, lower than the rate of inflation. people are packetcally paying us to borrow money. to hold their money for them. but it will become a big problem when the economy grows and interest rates start to rise. we have got to deal with this big long-term debt problem or it will deal with us. it will gobble us a bigger and bigger percentage of the budget we would rather spend upon educati
but they keep on running ads claiming it. you want to know why? their campaign pollsters said, we are not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers. now finally i can say, that is true. [ cheers and applause ] >> i couldn't have said it better myself. and i hope you and every american within the sound of my voice remembers it every time they see one of those ads and it ctrns into an ad to re-elect barack obama and keep the fundamental principles of personal empowerment and...
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manuel gullegos reports on bob woodward's look inside the white house. >> reporter: president obama keeps pushing for a way out of afghanistan in the pages of a new book. it chronicles the behind the scenes battle between the administration and the military leaders over the war. watergate journalist bob woodward has had access to presidents for decades an interviewed president obama for obama's wars. the president tells his secretaries of state and defense, i'm not doing ten years, i'm not doing long-term nation building. i am not spending a trillion dollars. when president obama finally agrees to add 30,000 troops in a short-term escalation, the pentagon asked for another 4500. that prompts the president to erupt, i'm done doing this. historians see president obama falling into the same struggle as his predecessors during vietnam. >> lyndon johnson recognized the quantitiry he was in. richard nixon recognized the quantitiry they were -- quandary they were in, but they all tried to muddle through rather than taking the historically correct decision of getting out. >> the united states of
manuel gullegos reports on bob woodward's look inside the white house. >> reporter: president obama keeps pushing for a way out of afghanistan in the pages of a new book. it chronicles the behind the scenes battle between the administration and the military leaders over the war. watergate journalist bob woodward has had access to presidents for decades an interviewed president obama for obama's wars. the president tells his secretaries of state and defense, i'm not doing ten years, i'm...
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. >>> president obama is keeping his foot on the gas when it comes to gun control. addressing the democratic caucus in leesburg, acknowledging that there are regional differences when it comes to feelings on firearms. but the president says that the priority will need to be on keeping children safe. >> but what we know is the majority of the responsible gun owners that are recognized as we could not have a situation in which 20 more of our children or 1,000 more of our children are shot and killed in the senseless fashion. >> reporter: meanwhile the president of the nra predicts that all gun control measures will fail in congress. today in denver, david keen called the universal background checks a political sweet spot. >> reporter: the washington redskins name, they are now taking a beating down at the smithsonian. it's the focus of the symposium at the american indian. they have been debated and dragged through the courts for years. and the washington post sports columnist, he's one of the panelist and he has been a champion in finding a gift that might change for
. >>> president obama is keeping his foot on the gas when it comes to gun control. addressing the democratic caucus in leesburg, acknowledging that there are regional differences when it comes to feelings on firearms. but the president says that the priority will need to be on keeping children safe. >> but what we know is the majority of the responsible gun owners that are recognized as we could not have a situation in which 20 more of our children or 1,000 more of our children...
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president obama is keeping his exuberance in check over today's news about unemployment. he calls it progress. the unemployment rate-- 9% or higher for a record 21 months-- has finally dropped below that mark, falling last month to 8.9%. and the pace of hiring is picking up. the economy added 192,000 jobs. anthony mason is our senior business correspondent and, anthony, the recession has been officially over for months now. finally it looks like the job market is catching up. >> reporter: after months of disappointingly weak numbers, katie, the labor market is finally flexing some muscle. in wisconsin this week, the oshkosh corporation was hiring 750 workers to make military vehicles. >> it's really a nice opportunity to put some people to work in some high-paying jobs. >> reporter: while the government laid off 30,000 workers, american businesses added 222,000 jobs in february. are these the kind of break through job numbers we've been waiting? >> i think so. >> reporter: economist michael darda. >> this is encouraging if it can be sustained. the key is there are a lot o
president obama is keeping his exuberance in check over today's news about unemployment. he calls it progress. the unemployment rate-- 9% or higher for a record 21 months-- has finally dropped below that mark, falling last month to 8.9%. and the pace of hiring is picking up. the economy added 192,000 jobs. anthony mason is our senior business correspondent and, anthony, the recession has been officially over for months now. finally it looks like the job market is catching up. >> reporter:...
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. >> the former governor has said he would try to sue president obama to keep maryland from having health care for all. i don't think that's leadership, i don't think that's constructive. i want the president to succeed because i know when he succeeds, all of us succeed. >> now, the two men got into all sorts of other stuff, including who would cut the budget the most, who spent the most money, and of course, education and security. the latest polls right now have o'malley ahead, only by five points though. election day just 12 days off. back to you. >> all right, derek, thanks a lot. >>> putting on new guidelines to help recruiters find a way through the confusion over the don't ask don't tell policy. one court struck it down and then an appeal's court was started. we are live on capitol hill with what this means for openly gay men and women who want to serve in the armed forces. >> reporter: we have been waiting all afternoon at the pentagon, expecting that new guidelines would be announced. so far, no briefing, but as you know, it's been a lot of flips and turns. so the latest turn, af
. >> the former governor has said he would try to sue president obama to keep maryland from having health care for all. i don't think that's leadership, i don't think that's constructive. i want the president to succeed because i know when he succeeds, all of us succeed. >> now, the two men got into all sorts of other stuff, including who would cut the budget the most, who spent the most money, and of course, education and security. the latest polls right now have o'malley ahead,...
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has been saying but it may be that president obama is keeping very calm and playing his cards close to his vest and we will come out and do something divisive. i hope so. >> we have to go but with afghanistan, a government that is under a cloud for fraudulent elections, us, being seen as maybe propping up a fraudulent government, more troops in country, is this surge necessary in afghanistan to protect our troops and the afghans? >> i think we need to listen to general mcchrystal. what is he suggesting in afghanistan is what succeeded in iraq and we had the same argument in 2006 and 2007 about iraq. a lot of people say it won't work to have the surge and the anbar awakening before hand and work with the sunnies. it largely worked. looks like it has. the general is suggesting the same thing in afghanistan an what the others are suggesting, such as vice president biden is effectively what has failed in afghanistan for eight years. so i'm basically on the general's side on this one. >> we will see what happens with this one. thank you so much for being with us. unfortunately we have ru
has been saying but it may be that president obama is keeping very calm and playing his cards close to his vest and we will come out and do something divisive. i hope so. >> we have to go but with afghanistan, a government that is under a cloud for fraudulent elections, us, being seen as maybe propping up a fraudulent government, more troops in country, is this surge necessary in afghanistan to protect our troops and the afghans? >> i think we need to listen to general mcchrystal....
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president obama is keeping a close eye on negotiations. he called democratic leaders back to the white house for more talks this afternoon. jessica stone for cbs news, washington. >> senate republican leader mcconnell said he had spoken late this afternoon with president barack obama and vice president joe biden. boehner and mcconnell says the president still needs to indicate what kind of package he will sign. he said discussions on that were still taking place. >>> the impasse up on capitol hill is creating a secondary effect on big businesses throughout the washington area. many are now having to implement a contingent plan in -- contingency plan in case of a no deal by tuesday. we explain on capitol hill why this is taking a toll on local markets. >> reporter: bruce, still the same, not a whole lot of activity up here, not one that's leading towards a solution, at least. now business leaders here in washington say they're getting ready to take a hit, one that they're describing as an embarrassment to washington. nine of the 15 counties
president obama is keeping a close eye on negotiations. he called democratic leaders back to the white house for more talks this afternoon. jessica stone for cbs news, washington. >> senate republican leader mcconnell said he had spoken late this afternoon with president barack obama and vice president joe biden. boehner and mcconnell says the president still needs to indicate what kind of package he will sign. he said discussions on that were still taking place. >>> the impasse...
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administration keeps imposing rules that are killing jobs. >> i will eliminate every single one of those regulations on day one. >> reporter: santorum is trailing seven points behind romney in the latest wisconsin poll. newt gingrich is barely registering on the same survey. he's got just 8% of the vote. despite scaling back his campaign gingrich spent the day in wisconsin taking aim at president obama's job performance. >> here is the worst job creation record since the great depression. >> reporter: the former speaker said in a proo interview romney is clearly the gop front -- radio interview romney is clearly the gop frontrunner and will probably earn the nomination. the two met and gingrich said he's staying in the race until romney earns those delegates. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> maryland, district of columbia and wisconsin will all hold their primaries tuesday. >>> also on the campaign trail president obama. he spoke at a fundraiser at university of vermont in burlington. the president accused republicans of promoting a government hands off vision of americ
administration keeps imposing rules that are killing jobs. >> i will eliminate every single one of those regulations on day one. >> reporter: santorum is trailing seven points behind romney in the latest wisconsin poll. newt gingrich is barely registering on the same survey. he's got just 8% of the vote. despite scaling back his campaign gingrich spent the day in wisconsin taking aim at president obama's job performance. >> here is the worst job creation record since the great...
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it will be interesting to see if president obama can keep the media conversationsoff the weaken focused on health care. >> it will. whitt johnson in washington. whitt, thanks. >>> partisan divisions are also on display this morning in washington over president obama's decision to scrap a long planned missile defense system for europe. the smt was to stheeld u.s. allies from attacks by rap, but as chip reid report, mr. obama nature of the threat has changed, so must the plan. >> this new approach will provide capabilities sooner, build on proven systems and on which greater defenses against the threat of missile attack. >> reporter: the president says new intel against assessments left him no choice but to reject the missile defense plan adopted by president bush, but new intelligence assess empties show iran and he progress on long range missiles has been slow while progress on short range missiles has been faster han predicted, raising the possibility of having to defend defense dozens or hundreds of small missiles aimed at u.s. troops and allies in europe and the middle east, so the p
it will be interesting to see if president obama can keep the media conversationsoff the weaken focused on health care. >> it will. whitt johnson in washington. whitt, thanks. >>> partisan divisions are also on display this morning in washington over president obama's decision to scrap a long planned missile defense system for europe. the smt was to stheeld u.s. allies from attacks by rap, but as chip reid report, mr. obama nature of the threat has changed, so must the plan....
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. >> obama will keep tax cuts for the -- foes who are not rich but only for a million dollars, and up. >> you saw my prediction, clarence! >> i didn't know that! >> bye-bye! ow
. >> obama will keep tax cuts for the -- foes who are not rich but only for a million dollars, and up. >> you saw my prediction, clarence! >> i didn't know that! >> bye-bye! ow
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. >> reporter: critics of the white house are calling on president obama to keep the 9/11 defendant out of the country. they say trying their cases in civilian court puts americans at risk. the national national security analysts point out the suspects in the 1993 world trade center bombing were also tried in new york. >>> the ft. hood shooting suspects may be paralyzed. the attorney for malik nadal hasan says doctors have told the soldier he may be paralyzed from the waist down. meantime, a republican congressman from texas says malik nadal hasan made or accepted wire transfers from pakistan, a country with a history of muse limb extremist violence. >>> now to a developing story out of alexandria, virginia. you want to avoid the intersection of route 1 and fort hunt road. that's where an investigation is underway in to a deadly police shooting. we go there now. armando trull is live on the scene with more details. armando? >> reporter: let's look at live pictures of that scene. you are looking at the intersection of northbound u.s. 1 and fort hunt road. a lot of police presence here. t
. >> reporter: critics of the white house are calling on president obama to keep the 9/11 defendant out of the country. they say trying their cases in civilian court puts americans at risk. the national national security analysts point out the suspects in the 1993 world trade center bombing were also tried in new york. >>> the ft. hood shooting suspects may be paralyzed. the attorney for malik nadal hasan says doctors have told the soldier he may be paralyzed from the waist down....
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hundreds of people march on washington calling on president obama to keep his promise to address the country's border crisis. and tensions run high as protesters on both sides of the conflict rally in front of the white house. >> hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. don't be surprised if you hear a rumble of thunder in your sleep tonight. meteorologist, olga is here with the latest on your yellow alert. >> you can see it off to our west. so far along i-95. we are in the clear, but heavier moisture is coming our way overnight tonight. if i zoom in on doppler 9,000, there's a pop of a brief shower which is popping up right now. just north of chantilly. it is traveling off toward the east and it should be headed up toward sterling in the next couple of minutes. overall, looking great from our michael and son cam. we have temperatures on the mild side. holding on to 76 at reagan national. the wind haves calmed down and winds are only about 5 miles per hour at the current time and humidity is quite high. so mild temperatures for tonight, our wakeup weather is definitely going
hundreds of people march on washington calling on president obama to keep his promise to address the country's border crisis. and tensions run high as protesters on both sides of the conflict rally in front of the white house. >> hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. don't be surprised if you hear a rumble of thunder in your sleep tonight. meteorologist, olga is here with the latest on your yellow alert. >> you can see it off to our west. so far along i-95. we are in the...
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. >> reporter: on sunday, marco rubio said president obama said he tried to keep the focus on the death of bin laden. >> they told us the incident in libya was an uprising. >> reporter: campaign officials say it's not their candidates who playing politics. >> while the flames were burning in benghazi, mitt romney was sending out press releases. >> reporter: president obama holds a lead going into the debate but mitt romney's numbers have been lifted to where there's a dead heat. >> the president created this false image in the mind of some voters which was knocked down. >> reporter: the obama campaign says this is exactly how they envisioned the race playing out. >> this is going to be a very close race. we feel good about where we are. we feel we are even ahead. >> reporter: there are 15 days left until election day. now this final debate comes with 41 out of 50 states essentially decided. this is why the candidates are concentrating on nine battleground states. >> cbs news coverage of tonight's debate begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> police in wisconsin say yesterday's deadly sho
. >> reporter: on sunday, marco rubio said president obama said he tried to keep the focus on the death of bin laden. >> they told us the incident in libya was an uprising. >> reporter: campaign officials say it's not their candidates who playing politics. >> while the flames were burning in benghazi, mitt romney was sending out press releases. >> reporter: president obama holds a lead going into the debate but mitt romney's numbers have been lifted to where...
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romney wasn't expected to keep pace with president obama, who broke all fund-raising records in 2008. but thanks in part to romney's personal courting of wealthy donors, last month he outraised the president by more than $18 million, norah. >> terrell brown, thank you. and we learned this week that americans bought fewer homes in may than in april. now, since sales bottomed out in 2010, existing home sales have struggled upward. they slipped again last month by 1.5%. still, as lee cow an reports, there are some bright spots. >> reporter: something's about to happen on these weed-infested 389 achers in orange county, california, that goes against everything the nation's housing market seems to be saying. developers are about to build 2,000 brand new homes on that land. why put new homes on the market when nationwide existing home sales are in the tank? well, simple-- >> there's a need. interest rates are at historic lows, and i think people are tired of waiting. >> reporter: it's not a hard sell. orange county is one of the most desirable living locations. picky buyers who have been wa
romney wasn't expected to keep pace with president obama, who broke all fund-raising records in 2008. but thanks in part to romney's personal courting of wealthy donors, last month he outraised the president by more than $18 million, norah. >> terrell brown, thank you. and we learned this week that americans bought fewer homes in may than in april. now, since sales bottomed out in 2010, existing home sales have struggled upward. they slipped again last month by 1.5%. still, as lee cow an...
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president obama is keeping a pledge to end the almost nine- year long war by the end of this month. >> the last american soldiers will cross the border out of iraq with honor and with their heads held high. >> reporter: at a joint news conference, the president and prime minister praised the relationship between the two countries and promised continued cooperation on security, equipping the iraqi military and fighting terrorism. but some u.s. officials are concerned neighboring iran will step up influence on iraq once american forces leave. president obama is confident that won't be a problem. >> i have absolutely no doubt that these decisions are being made based on what prime minister maliki believes is best for iraq. not based on considerations of what iran would like to see. >> on the battlefield, u.s. forces are taking part in what one military officer called the biggest logistical operation since world war ii. they're handing over control of bases, moving equipment across the board to kuwait. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >>> roughly one million american troops ha
president obama is keeping a pledge to end the almost nine- year long war by the end of this month. >> the last american soldiers will cross the border out of iraq with honor and with their heads held high. >> reporter: at a joint news conference, the president and prime minister praised the relationship between the two countries and promised continued cooperation on security, equipping the iraqi military and fighting terrorism. but some u.s. officials are concerned neighboring iran...
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exit question, on a political proeblts probability scale, what is the likelihood that obama will keep his deal with the republicans substantially intact? >> it is bean an between an eight and nine and closer to a nine and the sanctimonious ones in the house will get the back of barack obama's home. >> i agree it is eight or nine and you have to have the people at the barricades, you know that. that's where you usually are. >> eight or a nine? >> i say it is a 10 because the republicans have no incentive to give any concessions on this. the democrats have no leverage on this whatsoever. they can try to drive a stake in the ground but that's as far as it is going to go. this is the deal that you're going to get. >> i think it is a 10, once the democrats get through making noise, which is understandable, they want to push back, but, their swaáepts will get a lot of benefits -- their constituents will get a lot of benefit, from payroll tax reduction and student loans and you can go on and on and it is a goody package and the democrats resist the peril. >> and i think it is a search and r
exit question, on a political proeblts probability scale, what is the likelihood that obama will keep his deal with the republicans substantially intact? >> it is bean an between an eight and nine and closer to a nine and the sanctimonious ones in the house will get the back of barack obama's home. >> i agree it is eight or nine and you have to have the people at the barricades, you know that. that's where you usually are. >> eight or a nine? >> i say it is a 10 because...
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bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> couric: meanwhile, president obama is keeping up the pressure on congress for health care reform. but while campaigning for it in cleveland today, he got word that it's not going to happen as fast as he had hoped. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president. >> reporter: at a town hall in the cleveland suburbs today, the president finally conceded that congress won't meet his demand of passing health care reform bills before the august recess. >> that's okay. i just want people to keep on working. >> reporter: he appeared to take it in stride. a dramatic change from just days ago when he was still insisting on his deadline. what happened? a bipartisan group of senators, struggling for compromise, pleaded for more time. democratic leader harry reid said yes. >> and i don't think it's unreasonable. this is a complex, difficult issue. >> reporter: some democrats worry that a month-long delay will give the president's critics time to mount a campaign and turn public opinion against health care reform. but house spea
bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> couric: meanwhile, president obama is keeping up the pressure on congress for health care reform. but while campaigning for it in cleveland today, he got word that it's not going to happen as fast as he had hoped. our chief white house correspondent chip reid is traveling with the president. >> reporter: at a town hall in the cleveland suburbs today, the president finally conceded that congress won't meet his demand of passing health care...
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i also find it perfectly in keeping with president obama and his assault on the free market in this country that he goes to wall street this week and if he levels all of his ire at wall street and the biggest and meanest and greediest banks, but there is no mention about the two primary institutions or organizations that were really responsible for the financial crisis. number one, the government- sponsored enterprise of fannie mae and freddie mac, number two, the federal reserve with their easy monetary policy. it would be nice if you leveled some desire at the government. >> let me give you a piece of research that we have developed, whether or not goldman made clear in this original offering, which is 2007, something called the abacoss, a collective debt obligation. that perspective, they made clear that other investors were shorting the deal. and both the wall street journal and financial times have seen the documents and each of those have independently verified it. they made transparent the fact, goldman, the ceo, the collectivized debt obligation, would have investors betting against
i also find it perfectly in keeping with president obama and his assault on the free market in this country that he goes to wall street this week and if he levels all of his ire at wall street and the biggest and meanest and greediest banks, but there is no mention about the two primary institutions or organizations that were really responsible for the financial crisis. number one, the government- sponsored enterprise of fannie mae and freddie mac, number two, the federal reserve with their...
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. >> pelley: president obama is keeping up the pressure on congress to pass new gun control legislation. he met at the white house today with police officials from around the country, including aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin, and newtown, connecticut-- the scenes of recent mass shootings. the president called on congress to pass an assault weapons ban. in chicago, gun violence is taking more lives-- 50 since newtown. and dean reynolds tells us it has been another deadly weekend. >> reporter: among the seven people murdered in chicago this past weekend was 33-year-old ronnie chambers, shot dead in a parked van. he was the last surviving child of shirley chambers who now has lost all four of her children to gun violence. we spoke to her today at a local funeral home. do you think that there's something sick in chicago? >> it's not chicago, it's these people with these guns, this -- they shouldn't have the guns, you know? >> reporter: her son was a former gang member who stole cars, sold drugs about spent time in prison. >> he had changed his life. he was trying to help other peopl
. >> pelley: president obama is keeping up the pressure on congress to pass new gun control legislation. he met at the white house today with police officials from around the country, including aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin, and newtown, connecticut-- the scenes of recent mass shootings. the president called on congress to pass an assault weapons ban. in chicago, gun violence is taking more lives-- 50 since newtown. and dean reynolds tells us it has been another deadly weekend....
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better keep a bag packed too. >> reporter: so it seems likely that many of the demonstrators here will take to heart that says it is time to put down the protest signs and pick up the campaign sign. derek. >> gary nurenberg, well, as gary mentioned, it is tax day. so if you have yet to file your federal taxes, well, let's check the time. you have less than an hour left. here is a live picture out at the main dc post office near union station. and as you can see, your fellow procrastinators are going in to send in their taxes. with more and more folks doing their taxes online, it seems more and more people are going into the post office late. if you have questions about your return, go to wusa9.com and click on living smart. >>> caps fans have to be upset after a loss in overtime. we're at the verizon center where the game just wrapped up. >> reporter: when your hockey team puts 47 shots on goal and only two of them go in, either you are the unluckiest team in the world or the other guy's goal tender had the night of his life. and in the case of the capitals tonight, both of those thing
better keep a bag packed too. >> reporter: so it seems likely that many of the demonstrators here will take to heart that says it is time to put down the protest signs and pick up the campaign sign. derek. >> gary nurenberg, well, as gary mentioned, it is tax day. so if you have yet to file your federal taxes, well, let's check the time. you have less than an hour left. here is a live picture out at the main dc post office near union station. and as you can see, your fellow...
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. >>> congressional republicans are making a direct offer to president obama on keeping interest rates on student loans at their current rate. john boehner, mitch mcconnell and other gop leaders sent the president a letter proposing ways to keep stafford loan rates at 3.1%. without congressional action it will double. both parties say they want to keep the current rate but they're divided on how to cover the plan's $6 billion cost. >>> and government safety officials shut down low bus operations. ray lahood says the companiy ignored safety rules. the curb side bus services operated mainly along the east coast and served more than 1800 passengers a day. terrell? >> ashley morrison here in new york. have a good weekend. >>> jerry sandusky, former penn state assistant football coach, asked for a delay in his trial. it scheduled to begin next week. sandusky denies the allegations. >>> police say an unidentified hero saved lives when a gunman open fire at a seattle cafe. ian stawicki had two hand guns, killing two in the cafe and another when he hijacked a car. police say if it wasn't for t
. >>> congressional republicans are making a direct offer to president obama on keeping interest rates on student loans at their current rate. john boehner, mitch mcconnell and other gop leaders sent the president a letter proposing ways to keep stafford loan rates at 3.1%. without congressional action it will double. both parties say they want to keep the current rate but they're divided on how to cover the plan's $6 billion cost. >>> and government safety officials shut down...
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. >> the former governor said heboid try to sue president obama to keep maryland from having health care for all. i don't think that is leadership or constructive. i want to the president to succeed because i know when he succeeds all of us succeed. >> reporter: maryland voters can start to cast ballots today. voting centers are open new october 28th except for sunday, october 24th when the centers are closed. the centers will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day of early voting. >>> john edwards is agreeing to give sworn testimony, however, in private, for an upcoming lawsuit over who owns a purported sex tape of edwards and former campaign aide and mistress hunter. she filed a lawsuit against andrew young over the tape. the judge said that edwards will have to answer any and all questions on the matter. he is set to give his statements next month in chapel hill, north carolina. >>> coming up several historians say the facts are written in a text book for virginia fourth graders. we will explain why the books are staying on the shelf. >>> just when toyota thought safety problems w
. >> the former governor said heboid try to sue president obama to keep maryland from having health care for all. i don't think that is leadership or constructive. i want to the president to succeed because i know when he succeeds all of us succeed. >> reporter: maryland voters can start to cast ballots today. voting centers are open new october 28th except for sunday, october 24th when the centers are closed. the centers will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day of early...
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michelle obama is keeping up her campaign to create health. on the white house lawn, the first lady and about 400 children kicked off an attempt to set a world record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. similar events are being held around the country. it will take 20,425 jumpers to set the record. an american takes aim at qaddafi's fighters in libya. but what in the world is he doing there? that's just ahead. hey, where's harriat? [ harriat ] you hoo! [ female announcer ] must be the os-cal. only os-cal ultra has the most calcium and d3, plus 7 bone health nutrients. so you can always be strong, with os-cal. mushroom smothered beef burgers. hearty chicken and noodle casserole. so easy, you just need campbell's cream of mushroom soup to make them and a hungry family to love them. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. look at all this stuff for coffee. oh there's tons. french presses, espresso tampers, filters. it can get really complicated. not nearly as complicated as shipping it, though. i mean shipping is a has
michelle obama is keeping up her campaign to create health. on the white house lawn, the first lady and about 400 children kicked off an attempt to set a world record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. similar events are being held around the country. it will take 20,425 jumpers to set the record. an american takes aim at qaddafi's fighters in libya. but what in the world is he doing there? that's just ahead. hey, where's harriat? [ harriat ] you hoo! [ female...
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president obama is expected to keep the pressure on congress when he heads to new hampshire this morning. >> there will be no easy off ramps on this one. >> reporter: monday, he threatened to veto any attempt to bypass automatic spending cuts after a congressional super committee announced it had failed to reach a deficit reduction deal. >> the only way these spending cuts will not take place is if congress gets back to work and agree owes a balanced plan to reduce the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. > >> reporter: without an agreement, just about every government program faces drastic spending cuts beginning in 2013 including the pentagon. leon panetta said the cuts threaten to tear a seam in the nation's defense. so what went wrong? republicans refuse to raise taxes on the wealthy. the gop is blaming democrats for not budgeting on the become programs. democrats were not willing to raise a dollar without cutting taxes. >> hopefully the congress can now move forward on some of those specific initiatives from the committee to address the very real and bigger problems that we face. >> r
president obama is expected to keep the pressure on congress when he heads to new hampshire this morning. >> there will be no easy off ramps on this one. >> reporter: monday, he threatened to veto any attempt to bypass automatic spending cuts after a congressional super committee announced it had failed to reach a deficit reduction deal. >> the only way these spending cuts will not take place is if congress gets back to work and agree owes a balanced plan to reduce the deficit...
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obama than collect romney. let's play for our viewers exactly what you said in san antonio. >> you win by giving people a choice. you win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who is just going to be a little different than the person in there. if they're going to be a little different we may as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be the etch a sketch candidate for the future. >> what did you mean when you said stay with what we have. what we have now is president obama. >> yeah i said we and i was talking collectively as the voters would decide to stay with what they have. not me. i'm running for president. as i said before. because i believe barack obama must be defeated, period. but i was saying we as in the voters might decide that. we need to give them a choice. it's not someone who is just a little different on the biggest issues of the day. that to me is what this race is really all about. making sure that we have a candidate
obama than collect romney. let's play for our viewers exactly what you said in san antonio. >> you win by giving people a choice. you win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who is just going to be a little different than the person in there. if they're going to be a little different we may as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be the etch a sketch candidate for the future. >> what did you mean when...
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. >> reporter: president obama is keeping a close eye on afghanistan as it approaches its run-off election. he's still trying to decide whether to send tens of thousands of more troops into the country. just yesterday, two roadside bombs killed eight u.s. service members. the fatalities drove the american death toll in afghanistan to a record level for the third time in four months. >> our forces did suffer casualties with that. but we also, you know, fought back. i believe the forces out there are determined to complete this fight that we've started here. >> reporter: white house aides say the president is almost done collecting information and advice he needs to come up with a new course in afghanistan. one of his final strategy meetings with the joint chiefs of staff is set for friday. and today, president obama's expected to sign a bill into law that would actually pay taliban fighters to stop fighting against the u.s. and switch sides. michelle? >> whit johnson in washington. whit, thanks. >>> it's reported this morning that the brother of afghan president hamid karzai is on the cia p
. >> reporter: president obama is keeping a close eye on afghanistan as it approaches its run-off election. he's still trying to decide whether to send tens of thousands of more troops into the country. just yesterday, two roadside bombs killed eight u.s. service members. the fatalities drove the american death toll in afghanistan to a record level for the third time in four months. >> our forces did suffer casualties with that. but we also, you know, fought back. i believe the...
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. >> i think as the news keeps talking about it and obama declared it a pandemic or something, people are starting to listen to it. >> the heavy african american turnout is good news to those concerned that too few are seeking the vaccination. due to long standing suspicions and concerns that still exist, according to the county's health officer. >> still theories about testing on people and doing research and introduction of the virus into the community on purpose. i do still hear some of that. >> it appears h1n1 is hitting minority communities hard. statistics earlier this month showed 50% of h1n1 deaths have been among hispanic and african american victims. racial and ethnic data at clinics have not been compiled yet, but the turnout appears encouraging. >> for the most part, we are seeing a nice balance mix. >> meanwhile, shell told me in prince georges county that health officials are seeing people of all backgrounds crossing jurisdictional boundaries to get the vaccine from one county to another, for instance. that's not something health officials really want to have to deal wit
. >> i think as the news keeps talking about it and obama declared it a pandemic or something, people are starting to listen to it. >> the heavy african american turnout is good news to those concerned that too few are seeking the vaccination. due to long standing suspicions and concerns that still exist, according to the county's health officer. >> still theories about testing on people and doing research and introduction of the virus into the community on purpose. i do still...
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. >> president obama. >> obama. >> obama can't keep a job when so many people have
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. >> the former governor has said that he would try to sue president obama to keep maryland from having health care for all. i don't think that's leadership, i don't think that's constructive. i want the president to succeed because i know when he succeeds, all of us succeed. >> and a reminder that the election is only a week and a half away tuesday, november 2. >>> you and i might pay as much as $363 billion, with a "b," over the next three years to bail out freddie mac and fannie mae. they have been operating under federal control for two years after nearly collapsing because of the housing bust. this is the first time that the agency has released a public estimate of the taxpayer's tab. >>> drug dogs, they are not just for police anymore, now you can rent your own. a new non-profit organization called "dogs finding drugs," has launched in maryland. for $200, the dog and handler could sweep anyone's home and business, and parents are expected to be big customers. >> this offers some peace of mind to a parent. if we were to come in when the children are not at home and just sniff the b
. >> the former governor has said that he would try to sue president obama to keep maryland from having health care for all. i don't think that's leadership, i don't think that's constructive. i want the president to succeed because i know when he succeeds, all of us succeed. >> and a reminder that the election is only a week and a half away tuesday, november 2. >>> you and i might pay as much as $363 billion, with a "b," over the next three years to bail out...
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. >> the obama administration's decision to keep guantanamo bay open and to teen top terrorists like khalid shaikh muhammad in prison proving that president bush was right. >> whoever came one the idea for the movie of the social network. >> the computer worm which derailed iran's uranium enrichment program. nuclear uranium can be processed to make the bomb. 21st cyber warfare at its best. worst idea of 2010, patrick. >> the feds' quantitative easing, buying up bonds and inducing inflation and a future american economy. >> supreme court decision in citizens united which took the cap off of contributions, many of them anonymous of corporations and unions, flooding the political process. >> monica. >> building a mosque at ground zero which would be a huge victory for the insidious stealth jihad happening now in america. >> mark. >> trillion dollars in tax cuts without putting anything in for subsequent reductions in government expenditures to balance off the revenue losses. >> worst idea of 2010, president obama's rejecting vice president joe biden's advice to limit the u.s. military r
. >> the obama administration's decision to keep guantanamo bay open and to teen top terrorists like khalid shaikh muhammad in prison proving that president bush was right. >> whoever came one the idea for the movie of the social network. >> the computer worm which derailed iran's uranium enrichment program. nuclear uranium can be processed to make the bomb. 21st cyber warfare at its best. worst idea of 2010, patrick. >> the feds' quantitative easing, buying up bonds and...
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in fact it's going to be difficult for obama to keep funding this war if the democrats keep control of congress because as we've seen this big debate over the last week over whether to keep funding it. it's republicans who are his staunchest allies at this point. >> as senator gram said-- i mean he said a lot of things in that interview frb. but if the afghan people understand that this counterinsurgency strategy is going to work, the afghan people have to understand that we are committed. they can, as he put it, senator graham said they have to be able to get off the fence and come over to our side. this is where this stands. number one we've had this military surge but not the corresponding civilian surge. you've had the economic development and the chaos in the leadership. there has been a real sense of what is our commitment? where are we getting the people on board with our side? i mean when you have chaos like you have in the leadership with no corresponding civilian surge that's where i think there are real problems. the white house i think as senator graham said in your intervi
in fact it's going to be difficult for obama to keep funding this war if the democrats keep control of congress because as we've seen this big debate over the last week over whether to keep funding it. it's republicans who are his staunchest allies at this point. >> as senator gram said-- i mean he said a lot of things in that interview frb. but if the afghan people understand that this counterinsurgency strategy is going to work, the afghan people have to understand that we are...
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all it does is shut down the government and keep obama care funded and none of us want that. >> a preliminary senate vote is expected today. the senate is expected also to send its funding bill, including money for the affordable care act, back to the house this weekend. susan? >> ko im in washington. thank you. >>> well, some in congress are skeptical thwith president obams dip plea mattic overtures to iran. he signals he is open to talks on iran's nuclear program. jericka duncan reports. >> there was speculation he might cross paths or even shake hands with iran's new moderate president hassan rowhani, but that doesn't happen. earlier president obama told the u.n. general assembly his administration will assume talks with iran. leaders of the two countries have not met face to face for more than 30 years. >> the roadblocks may prove to be too great, but i firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested. >> iran state-run news agency says rowhani skipped the lunch because alcohol was being served but a face-to-face talk would have been too complicated back home. president obama called for
all it does is shut down the government and keep obama care funded and none of us want that. >> a preliminary senate vote is expected today. the senate is expected also to send its funding bill, including money for the affordable care act, back to the house this weekend. susan? >> ko im in washington. thank you. >>> well, some in congress are skeptical thwith president obams dip plea mattic overtures to iran. he signals he is open to talks on iran's nuclear program. jericka...
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president obama is keeping a close eye on the situation in afghanistan. this is the first major test of his strategy to send 30,000 more troops to the region ahead of a planned draw down next year. >> reporter: unlike the past top officials say this time forces won't leave once the taliban has been rooted out. >> our plans calling for clearing the area, holding the area and then providing building for the people, better security. >> it could be weeks before nato completely pushes through. >> it's going to be a long tough, slog, probably 30 days. but i think we're off to a good start jot offensive involves 15,000 u.s., afghan and british troops, the biggest joint operation since the bargain nearly nine years ago. >> military officials say one of the biggest challenges is stopping the production of opium which helps fund the insurgency. michelle back to you. tear yeah mergener in washington, thank you. >>> the military is taking control in iran, says hillary clinton . clinton said irans revolutionary guard has gained so much power it has supplanted the gove
president obama is keeping a close eye on the situation in afghanistan. this is the first major test of his strategy to send 30,000 more troops to the region ahead of a planned draw down next year. >> reporter: unlike the past top officials say this time forces won't leave once the taliban has been rooted out. >> our plans calling for clearing the area, holding the area and then providing building for the people, better security. >> it could be weeks before nato completely...